bulbous
Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloatedHaving the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
» Our gym teacher was a bulbous man.
Наш учитель фізкультури був дорідним.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
випуклийvypuklyj, опуклийopuklyj
Overweight and round in shape.
Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.
цибулиннийcybulynnyj, цибулеподібнийcybulepodibnyj
shaped like a bulb
Examples
7 sentencesOur gym teacher was a bulbous man.
Наш учитель фізкультури був дорідним. — deniko
A bulbous man sat at a table in the corner.
Дорідний чоловік сів за столик у кутку. — deniko
Two bulbous women were kissing on a park bench.
The aliens had bulbous heads.
He has a bulbous member.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.
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Forms
more bulbous, most bulbous| Comparative | more bulbous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bulbous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- shaped like a bulb:bulblikebulb-shaped
- curving outward:belliedbellyingbulgingbulgyprotuberant
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form